Assignment
Article critiques
Article # 2:
Select any research article of your choice and provide a critical summary of this article using the guidelines below:
After reading carefully the article, you need to write a summary of the article. Your summary should include the following elements:
1. What does this study report? Record full reference citation.
2. What is the purpose of the study? What is/are the question(s) being asked?
3. Where does the study take place, and who are the participants? Describe the general physical and social context of the setting and the salient characteristics of the main participants.
4. In what sequence did the major elements of the study occur? Describe timing, frequency, order, and relationships used in organizing the study.
5. How was the data collected? Was the data collected through observation, field notes, taped interviews with transcription, document analysis with record forms, or some combinations?
6. How was the data analyzed? What procedures were used for analysis of data?
7. What were the results? In general terms, what is the answer to the question, what was going on there?
8. Was the processes employed in the study consistent with what you know about conducting a quantitative/ a qualitative research? In other words, how reliable and dependable did you find the study?
9. Do the findings make sense? In other words, how valid and credible were the findings of the study?
10. What parts of the study did you find powerful or particularly instructive? What were the elements that provided new insights?
These questions are meant to guide you to complete your report. They are not meant to be simply answered and reported. Please use them as a guide to synthesize your thought. This assignment is marked out 10 marks.
1. Article critique
2. References (use APA style)
The following subheadings can be used:
1. Purpose of the research
A. Purpose
B. Research questions
C. Hypotheses
D. Dependent and independent variables
2. Theoretical framework
A. Theoretical perspective
B. Previous research
C. Significance of the study
3. Methodology
A. Instruments
B. Participants
C. How dependent variable (s) was (were) measured?
4. Results and main conclusion &Major findings
5. Implications
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